Prince George City - Southwest
Community Health Service Area
Health Profile (Version 2.0)
Comparison to Provincial and Regional Health Authority Averages
Comparison to provincial and regional health authority averages – Chronic diseases
The following chart compares the CHSA’s age-standardized incidence and lifetime prevalence rates for various chronic diseases with the provincial (BC) and corresponding regional health authority's (HA) rates. A negative value indicates that the CHSA rate is lower than the provincial or regional health authority rate while a positive value indicates that it is higher.
| Annual Age-standardized incidence rate (per 1000 population) |
Percent Difference of CHSA Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condition | CHSA | HA | BC | Compared to HA | Compared to BC |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.8 | -16.2% | +23.3% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | +0.3% | +0.3% |
| Asthma | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.9 | -28.4% | -51.2% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.5 | -3.4% | -2.3% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 9.7 | 9.8 | 4.6 | -1.1% | +110.4% |
| Depression | 21.4 | 18.2 | 16.1 | +17.4% | +32.6% |
| Diabetes | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.1 | +4.7% | +11.6% |
| Epilepsy | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -10.9% | +2.6% |
| Gout | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 | -4.6% | +17.1% |
| Heart Failure | 3.0 | 4.7 | 3.4 | -36.7% | -12.2% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | -16.5% | -7.3% |
| Hypertension | 19.2 | 17.2 | 16.2 | +12.0% | +18.6% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.7 | -3.4% | +4.3% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 27.0 | 24.5 | 24.4 | +10.2% | +10.8% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 6.2 | 8.0 | 7.0 | -21.7% | -11.3% |
| Osteoporosis | 3.5 | 5.1 | 5.9 | -31.5% | -41.2% |
| Parkinsonism | * | 0.5 | 0.6 | - | - |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | -1.3% | -7.0% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -39.0% | -37.5% |
Please note that indicator values presented in this table have been rounded to one (1) decimal place while percent (%) differences of CHSA value compared to HA or BC values are calculated using unrounded indicator values.
Data source: B.C. Chronic Disease Registry, 2020-21.
| Annual Age-standardized prevalence rate (per 1000 population) |
Percent Difference of CHSA Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condition | CHSA | HA | BC | Compared to HA | Compared to BC |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction | 22.3 | 26.3 | 18.2 | -15.2% | +22.5% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 17.2 | 20.7 | 22.0 | -16.9% | -21.8% |
| Asthma | 133.2 | 130.0 | 126.9 | +2.5% | +5.0% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 36.4 | 38.5 | 34.9 | -5.6% | +4.1% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 54.2 | 77.9 | 53.9 | -30.4% | +0.5% |
| Depression | 268.2 | 289.1 | 255.9 | -7.2% | +4.8% |
| Diabetes | 89.6 | 90.9 | 87.5 | -1.4% | +2.4% |
| Epilepsy | 11.9 | 13.5 | 9.6 | -11.8% | +23.7% |
| Gout | 40.9 | 41.6 | 32.6 | -1.7% | +25.3% |
| Heart Failure | 28.9 | 31.9 | 21.4 | -9.5% | +35.0% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 8.2 | 10.7 | 9.4 | -23.5% | -12.3% |
| Hypertension | 267.0 | 262.1 | 236.2 | +1.8% | +13.0% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 82.2 | 88.4 | 76.1 | -7.0% | +8.0% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 328.5 | 337.9 | 318.3 | -2.8% | +3.2% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.9 | +12.9% | +42.9% |
| Osteoarthritis | 101.4 | 108.8 | 90.0 | -6.8% | +12.7% |
| Osteoporosis | 81.5 | 80.6 | 87.1 | +1.1% | -6.5% |
| Parkinsonism | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.7 | -0.6% | -12.8% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 12.6 | 14.5 | 12.4 | -13.0% | +1.5% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 5.5 | 12.9 | 11.7 | -57.7% | -53.2% |
Please note that indicator values presented in this table have been rounded to one (1) decimal place while percent (%) differences of CHSA value compared to HA or BC values are calculated using unrounded indicator values.
Data source: B.C. Chronic Disease Registry, 2020-21.
Comparison to provincial and regional health authority averages – All other indicators
The following chart compares the CHSA's values for all other indicators with the provincial (BC) and the corresponding regional health authority's (HA) averages. A negative value indicates that the CHSA value is lower than the provincial or health authority average while a positive value indicates that it is higher.
| Indicator Value, % | Percent Difference of CHSA Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator, age (year) | CHSA | HA | BC | Compared to HA | Compared to BC |
| Attached to GP or group practice, 0+ | 77.3 | 74.5 | 76.8 | +3.8% | +0.7% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 41.6 | 51.9 | 46.1 | -19.8% | -9.8% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 89.6 | 87.7 | 89.4 | +2.2% | +0.2% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 64.7 | 69.2 | 69.1 | -6.5% | -6.4% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 15.1 | 13.4 | 12.1 | +12.7% | +24.8% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 36.7 | 32.6 | 32.1 | +12.6% | +14.3% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 12.3 | 15.6 | 13.7 | -21.2% | -10.2% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 26.3 | 27.0 | 27.1 | -2.6% | -3.0% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 6.6 | -35.6% | -42.4% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 19.2 | 12.0 | 11.4 | +60.0% | +68.4% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 8.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | +93.3% | +85.1% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 35.8 | 30.1 | 37.4 | +18.9% | -4.3% |
Please note that indicator values presented in this table have been rounded to one (1) decimal place while percent (%) differences of CHSA value compared to HA or BC values are calculated using unrounded indicator values.